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A MULTIMILLION POUND CONTRACT to bring faster broadband speeds to thousands of homes and businesses in Brighton and Hove and other parts of East Sussex has been signed with BT. The ‘e-Sussex’ project, led by East Sussex County Council in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council, was launched to improve internet access for homes and businesses that suffer from poor broadband speeds and, in some cases, no access at all to least 24Mbps and above) within the modern broadband. next three years. The new fibre network will It’s absolutely vital this transform broadband speeds across the county and its rural areas. broadband technology is According to Ofcom in November made available to all our 2012, the average downstream speed in East Sussex was 8.4Mbps whilst residents 11.7 per cent of premises received less The deal between BT and the than 2Mbps. County Council builds on BT’s onBT has been chosen following an going commercial fibre rollout and extensive and thorough selection means that 96 per cent of homes process. The company is contributing and businesses in the county are £9.8m towards the overall cost of expected to be able to access superfast deployment in “non-commercial” broadband services (with speeds of at areas while East Sussex County
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Council is contributing £15m towards the project, with £10.64m coming from the Government’s Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) funds. Jason Kitcat, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, said: “Having better, faster broadband in the city will support our growing digital media and creative sector as well as giving residents greater flexibility to use new technology for learning and entertainment. Improved and faster connectivity will unleash even more of our city’s and our region’s potential.” Cllr Keith Glazier, Leader of East Sussex County Council, said:
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“It’s absolutely vital this broadband technology is made available to all our residents and small businesses. We want everyone in East Sussex to have access to reliable and faster broadband within the next three years and I’m delighted by this announcement as it’s a major step forward in the project. “We know how many residents and businesses are frustrated by slow or no broadband access in East Sussex, especially in rural areas; it’s one of the biggest issues facing our county. Continued on page 3
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